NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20260
Since 20250
Since 2022 (last 5 years)0
Since 2017 (last 10 years)0
Since 2007 (last 20 years)1
Descriptor
College Curriculum1
College Students1
Computer Science Education1
Curriculum Development1
Difficulty Level1
Foreign Countries1
Holistic Approach1
Introductory Courses1
Longitudinal Studies1
Programming1
Student Motivation1
More ▼
Source
ACM Transactions on Computing…1
Author
Gotel, Orlena1
Kasurinen, Jussi1
Nikula, Uolevi1
Publication Type
Journal Articles1
Reports - Research1
Education Level
Higher Education1
Postsecondary Education1
Audience
Location
Finland1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
A Motivation Guided Holistic Rehabilitation of the First Programming Course
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Nikula, Uolevi; Gotel, Orlena; Kasurinen, Jussi – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2011
It has been estimated that more than two million students started computing studies in 1999 and 650,000 of them either dropped or failed their first programming course. For the individual student, dropping such a course can distract from the completion of later courses in a computing curriculum and may even result in changing their course of study…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Programming, Holistic Approach, College Curriculum